Home Information Packs - legal as of 1.6.2007 : opinions please

[ray1234]

I understand that from June 1st 2007, sellers will be obliged to provide prospective buyers with Home Information packs, showing various documents, including (voluntarily) conditions of house report (provided by licensed impartial inspectors). Does anyone think, ie, I guess anyone looking to buy house this year, its worth waiting until June before proceeding further, to have sight of the HIP , info that a buyer would otherwise normally pay for? Given the current mixed opinion on the state of the housing market, does anyone think this will actually slow the market down, until June at least?

[dolly pond]

its already quieter where i am. but its unlikely to be hip packs as the government havent agreed to launch them yet, as they keep changing their minds. I wouldnt wait til june if I was a serious buyer/seller

[kelsmels]

told by an estate agent that if you go on the market before June then you are exempt. It sounds like a waste of time measuring windows and energy levels etc.